When your kids see your face what do they see?.

When your kids see your face what do they see?

One way to love your kids is to rejoice in them when you see them. I realize this may take conscious effort at times. But it is important that they know that they are a blessing to you.

Proverbs 16:15 says:

When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring,

I realize you are not a king. However, you are the authority that your children see. If you delight in them it matters. It won’t work to say if your kids were more delightful you would be more delighted in them. God delights in you and in me. This delight is certainly not because of our sterling track record of being wonderful most of the time. He delights in us because we are his.

Your children are God’s blessing to you. The next time you see one of your children let them see a parent whose face is bright. It matters, it really does.

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Jay Younts

John A. (Jay) Younts is the Shepherd Press blogger, and is a ruling elder serving at Redeemer Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Moore, South Carolina. He has written Everyday Talk, Everyday Talk About Sex & Marriage, Finding the Right Track, the In Touch With Paul stewardship series, and What About War. He has studied and taught about biblical childrearing for 30 years. He and his late wife Ruth have five adult children.

Jennifer

I’m going to give this advice a very special and extra effort, first thing in the morning.

I would like to think my children saw how much I loved them and how glad I was to see them in my face when they were young. However, if I am honest with myself, I remember some days being so tired by the time I picked them up after work and having what to cook for dinner on my mind, etc. that I am afraid that is not what they saw. I never consciously thought about it. I am now a grandmother and my grandson, who is three, and I have an exceptionally close bond. Around the time he was 18 months old I starting noticing how his face would totally light up every time he saw me and still does. It made me feel so good to see that pure love on his face that I started making sure that every time I see my grandchildren, they see by the smile on my face and the light in my eyes that their Nonna loves and adores them and that I am so thrilled to see them.